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Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

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Is 303 Leadership & Community Service ranks 1027 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1027^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 32% of New York middle schools

Summary

Is 303 Leadership & Community Service is a public middle school in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 308. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Is 303 Leadership & Community Service has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate was 37.31%, compared to 32.43% for the district and 50.86% for the state. The school's math proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 25% of 6th graders and 8.7% of 8th graders proficient in 2023-2024. However, the school has performed relatively well on Regents exams, such as Algebra I and Living Environment, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in some years.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Male students and English Language Learners consistently rank in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, while female students and Hispanic students perform slightly better. The school's homeless students are a bright spot, with the school ranking in the top 40% of New York middle schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools like Is 313 School Of Leadership Development and Is 339, which generally perform better academically, Is 303 Leadership & Community Service faces significant challenges in improving its overall student outcomes.

291

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,999

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Macombs Rd
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 583-5466

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Feeder schools for Is 303 Leadership & Community Service:

Elementary:	Ps 109 Sedgwick
	Ps 199 Shakespeare School (The)
	Ps 204 Morris Heights

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.7%

African American:

21.0%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Math scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

New York avg53%

1,027^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 16Middle Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1027 of 1500	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1327 of 1504	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1102 of 1500	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1326 of 1479	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	976 of 1439	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	728 of 1438	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	952 of 1455	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	1014 of 1429	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	1126 of 1407	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	1011 of 1401	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	1082 of 1373	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.3	1098 of 1337	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	1117 of 1295	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	1059 of 1243	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	1001 of 1224	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	944 of 1185	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.3	881 of 1123	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	874 of 1095	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	553 of 705	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	480 of 696	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	504 of 646	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	383 of 615	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	426 of 591	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	572 of 581	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	427 of 473	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	135 of 503	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	784 of 1457	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1185 of 1465	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	995 of 1463	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1210 of 1454	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	786 of 1370	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	698 of 1353	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	513 of 965	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	727 of 953	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	523 of 943	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	335 of 826	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	266 of 810	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	237 of 603	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	445 of 594	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	366 of 543	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	128 of 392	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	75 of 457	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	26.5	1042 of 1296	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	774 of 1288	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1263 of 1306	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	840 of 1245	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1172 of 1455	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1364 of 1464	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1158 of 1464	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1357 of 1455	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1078 of 1366	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	729 of 1352	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	742 of 1298	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1024 of 1303	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1022 of 1307	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	466 of 1139	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	336 of 1170	71.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2024)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)20th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-8 vs state

Algebra I43%-13 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

Math36%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Is 303 Leadership & Community Service	Public	6-8	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5466	291	31	9.3	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	61 (21.0%)	226 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34.3	1027^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.5%		18.3	1327^th of 1504 public middle schools	11.8%	300		42.7		37.3	46.2	43.8	25.0	44.6		41.7	$37,999	$3,679	$34,320
Is 232	Public	6-8	1700 Macombs Rd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7007	248	28	8.8	99.2%	1 (0.4%)	55 (22.2%)	192 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.5	941^st of 1500 public middle schools	37.3%		39.4	927^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.4%	14				32.6	37.2	39.6	35.3	45.1	43.8	54.5	$42,206	$3,967	$38,239
Bronx School Of Young Leaders (The)	Public	6-8	40 W Tremont St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-4146	342	37	9.3	92.4%	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.3%)	270 (78.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.2	1009^th of 1500 public middle schools	32.7%		34.2	1035^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.2%	26				33.3	33.3	43.8	44.2	37.1	47.0	43.4	$37,839	$3,502	$34,337
Is 229 Roland Patterson	Public	6-8	275 Harlem River Park Bridge	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6266	177	25	7.0	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	64 (36.2%)	107 (60.5%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13.2	1388^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.5%		33.6	1047^th of 1504 public middle schools	30.4%	341			28.6	23.6	31.1	33.3	13.0	37.8	19.2	16.1	$52,807	$4,303	$48,505
Is 117 Joseph H Wade	Public	6-8	1865 Morris Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7750	320	36	8.8	98.4%	4 (1.3%)	61 (19.1%)	250 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1398^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.8%		13.7	1402^nd of 1504 public middle schools	6.8%	4		28.7	39.3	23.2	25.5	41.8	19.5	18.1	0.0	20.3	$41,844	$4,326	$37,518
Middle School 390	Public	6-8	1930 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5501	311	31	9.9	97.7%	3 (1.0%)	57 (18.3%)	247 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26	1210^th of 1500 public middle schools	19.3%		23.6	1235^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.9%	25		100.0	29.2	39.4	41.1	41.5	36.8	28.9	36.9	21.7	$39,541	$4,019	$35,522
Creston Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 367-5035	418	34	12.3	96.4%	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.7%)	361 (86.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.7	1082^nd of 1500 public middle schools	27.9%		32.3	1076^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.5%	6	21.5			39.4	32.1	47.2	32.8	45.9	41.5	33.1	$32,377	$3,526	$28,851
Junior High School 143 Eleanor Roosevelt	Public	6-8	511 W 182nd St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7739	158	22	7.0	96.8%	8 (5.1%)	4 (2.5%)	141 (89.2%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	1349^th of 1500 public middle schools	10.1%		14.9	1386^th of 1504 public middle schools	7.8%	37		23.4		18.5	37.0	27.8	17.7	40.4	0.0	28.3	$57,566	$4,827	$52,739
Bronx Debate Academy	Public	6	1302 Edward L Grant Hwy	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 298-1819	130	12	11.2	99.2%	1 (0.8%)	23 (17.7%)	102 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				31.1			11.3				$29,060	$1,575	$27,485
Is 206 Ann Mersereau	Public	6-8	2280 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1570	229	21	10.9	97.8%	2 (0.9%)	25 (10.9%)	201 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24	1244^th of 1500 public middle schools	17.1%		32.3	1075^th of 1504 public middle schools	28.5%	169				38.2	18.8	24.2	37.5	26.7	64.1	27.3	$43,177	$3,377	$39,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Is 303 Leadership & Community Service

How many students attend Is 303 Leadership & Community Service?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Is 303 Leadership & Community Service.

What district is Is 303 Leadership & Community Service in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

What is the racial makeup of Is 303 Leadership & Community Service?

Students at Is 303 Leadership & Community Service are 78% Hispanic, 21% African American.

Is Is 303 Leadership & Community Service a good school?

Is 303 Leadership & Community Service ranks 1027^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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